Yari Montella in SBK with the Barni Spark Racing Team in 2025
The Supersport rider will be riding a Ducati Panigale V4 Superbike and will join Danilo Petrucci.
The Bergamo-based team will field two bikes in the premier class of the WorldSBK Championship.
Marco Barnabò: “An important step, the team is growing.”
Yari Montella: “Very happy for the opportunity! With Barni and Danilo, I can learn a lot, but for now, I’m focused on Supersport.”
Yari Montella will continue racing with the Barni Spark Racing Team in 2025, but he will do so aboard a Ducati Panigale V4 Superbike, joining Danilo Petrucci in the top-level class of WorldSBK. After securing five wins (and as many podiums) this Supersport season and being in the thick of the world title fight, Yari will be “promoted” next season. For the first time, the Bergamo-based team will be on the grid with two Superbike.
This decision represents the team’s continuous growth and ambitions, shared with the partner Spark, who added: “We started this journey with Marco and his team with clear goal to show that together we can make an impact on this very high and competitive championship. After the French round weekend we have reached one of our goals and we where highest scoring team in that round. Growing also means moving forward and that is why we decided to graduate our young rider Yari Montella to superbike class and field 2 bikes next season. I personally want to thank every single member of the team for making this the best season we ever had and for staying with us when things where tough and working trough to arrive to this moment. Im sure that under Marco’s leadership team will reach few more times highest step of the podium!”
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Yari Montella
For my career, this is a very important moment. Reaching the top of the category was my goal, it was a dream, to be honest. Doing it with a team I’ve worked with for two years and having a teammate like Petrucci makes it even more special. In this situation, I have the opportunity to learn and “steal” many small secrets from the team and my teammate. Compared to Supersport, there will be many more variables to manage, but I can’t wait to start competing in Superbike. However, I haven’t started thinking about 2025 yet; I’m very focused on finishing this Supersport season in the best way possible. After the races in Jerez, I will start considering the new bike
Marco Barnabò
Fielding a second bike in Superbike is a very important decision for us; we’ve been working well, and all the conditions were right to take this step: on one hand, Yari has shown over the past two years with us that he deserves the promotion to the higher category, and it was right to continue this journey together. On the other hand, our intention has always been to keep growing. In these years, we’ve always worked hard, and with the second Superbike, we are reaping the rewards of our efforts, thanks also to the support of the sponsors who have decided to stand by our side.
